Missing Persons Commission addresses 172 complaints in Mullaitivu
Friday, 7 November 2014 00:15
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The Presidential Commission Investigating Cases of Missing Persons has interviewed 172 complaints during the public sittings it held in Mullaitivu district for the second time.
The Commission Wednesday concluded its four-day public sittings in the district held from 2-5 November at the Maritimepattu and Oddusuddan Divisional Secretariats.
The Commission was hearing cases of disappearances and abductions in Mullaitivu district for a second time due to the large number of complaints it received from the district.
Out of the 230 complainants the Commission has invited, only 170 have been attended while 166 new complaints have been registered during the four-day sittings.
Since the establishment of the Commission on 15 August 2013, the Commission up to date has received in excess of 19,471 complaints inclusive of approximately 5,000 complaints from relatives of missing security forces personnel.
